historic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

his·tor·ic BrE [hɪˈstɒrɪk] NAmE [hɪˈstɔːrɪk] NAmE [hɪˈstɑːrɪk] adjective usually before noun
1. important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in the future
•a historic building/monument
•The area is of special historic interest.
•Visit historic Chester.
•a historic occasion/decision/day/visit/victory
2. of a period during which history was recorded
•in historic times
compare ↑prehistoric  Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of historic and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.

Word Origin:
[historic] early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to or in accordance with history’): via Latin from Greek historikos, from historia ‘narrative, knowing by enquiry’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit ‘have knowledge’.

Which Word?:
historic / historical
Historic is usually used to describe something that is so important that it is likely to be remembered: ▪ Today is a historic occasion for our country. Historical usually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past: ▪ I have been doing some historical research. ◇ ▪ Was Robin Hood a historical figure?

Example Bank:
•The party has won a historic victory at the polls.
•a historic building/monument